10/29/2003 @ 7:00AM

Billionaire Halloween Masks

Billionaires are known for their daytime activities, when they earn, spend and swim in money. However, these gilded trick-or-treaters are also children of the night. Behold, the Halloween identities of some of the world’s most supernaturally rich people. Click on the images for a full-size, printer-friendly color mask.

Bill
Gates
Bill Gates
, net worth: $46 billion

He created a monster. In his younger days, Bill Gates was accused of being a monopolist. Microsoft is maturing, and now pays a dividend. The world’s richest man is trying to remake himself as a philanthropist who uses his vast fortune to fight the scourge of AIDS in Africa. Which is the real Gates? Ask FrankenBill.

Steve
Jobs
Steve Jobs
, net worth: $2.3 billion

Argh! Thanks to the iPod, the chief executive of Apple Computer has become the best friend of music pirates everywhere. Sure, his online music service iTunes gives fans an opportunity to actually pay for their pop songs. But for every legitimate “Stacy’s Mom” downloaded, there must be dozens of pirated Britney Spears songs playing on Apple’s gear. Maybe Pixar should make a Bluebeard movie next.

It’s witchcraft. Oprah’s talk show, on the air for 18 years, can vault John Steinbeck’s 1952 book East of Eden onto the bestseller lists. Meanwhile, her eponymous Web site and magazine continue to be big hits. And what boiling cauldron is responsible for the success of her protégé, syndicated self-help guru Dr. Phil?

Donald
Trump
Donald Trump
, net worth: $2.5 billion

Known for his wolfish eye, the Donald has been romantically linked with supermodel Melania Knauss. We’d almost expect the ravenous dealmaker to go Warren Zevon on us and do the “Werewolves of London” bit in Central Park while growling about the art of the deal. But not to worry–Trump owns 18 million square feet of prime Manhattan real estate, not to mention all those twinkling, neon-laced casinos, so he can easily avoid the light of the full moon.

Larry
Ellison
Larry Ellison
, net worth: $18 billion

Talk about fangs. The chief executive of database giant Oracle is known for being ruthless. His $7.3 billion bid for PeopleSoft turned Silicon Valley into a war zone. He initially threatened that Oracle wouldn’t continue development of PeopleSoft products, and when PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway said that was like buying a dog to shoot it, Ellison reportedly responded, “If Craigy and Bear [Conway's dog] were standing next to each other and I had one bullet, trust me, it wouldn’t be for the dog.”